We had the news on at work when it happened.
The chef I worked with had a relative whose office was in one of the towers. Turned out that he'd decided to drive his daughter to school and got stuck in traffic; saw the whole thing happen from his car. One of my best friends worked in the Pentagon; she'd called in sick (hungover). We were the only ones in the kitchen that afternoon and had a full house in the restaurant thanks to the nearby government buildings closing down for safety. Both of us were on autopilot all day long, waiting for our phones to ring with news. That day holds the restaurant's record for most liquor sales before noon, too.
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 19:24, Reply)